Hua Yue thought for a moment, then turned to Liu Yingying and said, "We don't have that much silver on us right now, but please rest assured, as long as Wu Feng recovers, we will not shortchange you a single penny!"

Liu Yingying smiled without saying a word, and walked straight to the bedside to check the still pulse.

Xue Ye asked, "How is it?"

Hua Yue also waited anxiously for her reply.

Liu Yingying: "The injuries are indeed quite serious, but with my help, I can save him!"

Xue Ye: Never mind if I didn't ask.

"You can all go out now!" Liu Yingying placed the medicine box on the bedside table and gave the order in a low voice.

Hua Yue was reluctant to go out, but after being warned by Xue Ye's eyes, she had no choice but to obediently follow him out of the room.

Half an hour later, Liu Yingying walked out of the room, rubbing her sore eyes.

"How is Wufeng?" Huayue asked anxiously.

Liu Yingying said calmly, "She's fine now and should wake up before dawn at the latest."

Then she added, "Remember, after he wakes up, give him something light to eat. No alcohol and no spicy food!"

It's so late at night, they can't even let people get a good night's sleep. But considering the 100,000 taels of silver, I guess I'll just have to endure the hardship...

It was getting late, and Huayue was focused on Wufeng, so she had no time to pay attention to them.

Liu Yingying pulled Xue Ye back to the inn and slept until dawn.

After a simple bowl of plain noodles at the inn, Liu Yingying asked the waiter to help her rent a carriage, and the two continued their journey…

As soon as she left the town, Liu Yingying smelled a fragrant aroma wafting from the roadside.

It turns out that some villagers were buying roasted cogon grass roots here.

Liu Yingying lived at her maternal grandfather's house for a while when she was a child. After her grandfather retired, he moved to the countryside in his later years, where many cogon grass roots grew.

My maternal grandfather would often find some and roast it for her to eat.

"What's wrong?" Inside the carriage, Xue Ye seemed to notice her unusual behavior.

Liu Yingying raised her hand to wipe the corner of her eye; "It's nothing, it's just that this smell makes me homesick!"

When Xue Ye was eight years old, he fled to Taoyuan Village with his mother. It was common for them to go hungry for two meals every three days. When he was really hungry, he would run into the mountains to find food.

He was naturally familiar with the smell of thatch root, but he still thought that Liu Yingying was missing her home in Peach Blossom Village.

"I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, you would have been home already!" He lowered his head, feeling very guilty.

Liu Yingying immediately rolled her eyes at him; "What nonsense are you thinking about now?"

"All these things happened because you were escorting me to the capital. If anyone should apologize, it should be me!"

Xue Ye opened his mouth slightly, but then hesitated and stopped himself from speaking.

Liu Yingying got off the carriage, walked up to the vendor, and took a deep breath.

Yes, that's the taste!

"How much are these Imperata cylindrica roots?"

"Three for one coin!" The vendor held up three fingers and asked with a smile, "How many servings would you like?"

Liu Yingying glanced at the cogon grass roots, each one as thick as a finger, and took out ten coins.

"Take thirty!"

"Okay!"

The vendor took the money and handed her the wrapped Imperata cylindrica root.

Just as Liu Yingying was about to turn around and get back into the carriage, she heard a familiar voice behind her.

"What a coincidence! I never expected to run into Madam Liu here!"

Liu Yingying turned around and looked up, and saw the man with sword-like eyebrows and phoenix eyes riding on a tall horse, looking at her with a smile on his lips.

"Young Master Huo...?"

Tsk, she really did run into Huo Huaizhi again!

Seeing her reaction, it seemed she wasn't too surprised to meet him, which aroused Huo Huaizhi's curiosity.

"Wrap up all the remaining cogon grass roots, I'll take them!" Huo Huaizhi said.

The Grey Falcon immediately threw a bag of copper coins over.

"Alright, here you go!"

The vendor grinned, his smile exceptionally sincere. He had only been setting up his stall here for an hour, and he had thought that even if he hawked his wares all day, he might not be able to sell all of the cogon grass roots.

But the result... the result was a pleasant surprise!

Huo Xizhi took out a piece of cogon grass root and put it in his mouth to chew, a scene that surprised Liu Yingying.

"Why does the young master like to eat this too?"

"Um, what I mean is, how could someone of your status like to like eating Imperata cylindrica?"

The taste of Imperata cylindrica is not as good as that of sweet potato, and even in its original time, few people would dig it up to eat.

What about a young nobleman who has been pampered since childhood?

“My master has been stationed on the frontier with the old Duke since he was a child. He eats and lives with the soldiers. When there is a shortage of food during the war, he will eat tree bark and leaves, let alone cogon grass roots!”

Grey Falcon glanced at Liu Yingying as if she were an ignorant woman, yet his expression also revealed a sense of pride.

Hmph, his young master is not some second-generation official who just loafs around in the capital!

Liu Yingying revealed a knowing look. She and Huo Huaizhi were not very familiar with each other, and she was just thinking of finding an excuse to go back to the carriage.

Huo Huaizhi had already noticed the carriage where Xue Ye was, and asked, "Madam Liu, are you returning to your hometown alone this time? Where are your nephew and maid?"

He always thought Xiaoxue was Liu Yingying's maid.

"Something went wrong on the way. My nephew got a little injured in the carriage..." Liu Yingying explained somewhat awkwardly, then looked up at Huo Huaizhi's handsome yet tragically handsome face.

"If there's nothing else, young master, let's take our leave now!"

Watching Liu Yingying drive the carriage away slowly, Huo Huaizhi gave a deep order to Grey Falcon.

"Find out what happened to her along the way." He felt that Liu Yingying seemed a bit off today...

"Yes!" Grey Falcon stole a glance at his master, wanting to ask, "Master, why are you so concerned about an unrelated woman?"

But after thinking about it, he swallowed his words.

Soon, Huo Huaizhi found out what Liu Yingying had been through since leaving the capital.

Grey Falcon: "Master, I've discovered several groups that have targeted Lady Ning'an along the way, but it seems they aren't all after her alone..."

Upon hearing this, Huo Huaizhi's eyes sharpened, and he uttered a few words briefly: "Who made a move?"

Grey Falcon: "According to the information my subordinates have gathered, there are people from the Prince of Lin'an's Mansion, people from the Marquis of Yong'an's Mansion, and Yun Zhao's Yiyue tribe forces..."

After speaking, Grey Falcon thought for a moment and added, "However, it seems that only the assassins sent by the Prince's and Marquis's mansions were targeting the Lady of Ning'an County, while the Yi Yue tribesmen's target was probably the young man beside the Lady of Ning'an County..."

This information quickly went through Huo Huaizhi's mind, which was enough for him to obtain a large amount of information...

He slowly began to summarize: "In the end, the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Yong'an died because of Liu Yingying. It is understandable that the Marquis's family resented her and wanted to avenge their illegitimate son."

"But the Prince of Lin'an's mansion has never had any grudges with her, has it?"

"Who can say for sure? Someone as flamboyant as the Lady of Ning'an County has offended countless people, both openly and secretly!"

Grey Falcon's words were somewhat tinged with personal grudges; he certainly didn't have a good impression of Liu Yingying!